Swiss carbon removal company Neustark and UK-based building materials supplier Aggregate Industries have launched a new technology in London designed to capture and permanently store carbon in recycled concrete.
Operational as of today (8th November), their first UK site in Greenwich is set to store up to 1,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year – equivalent to the carbon absorbed by over 16,000 tree seedlings over a decade.
This project marks Neustark’s entry into the UK market and introduces one of the country’s first commercially viable solutions for permanent, onshore carbon removal.
The initiative reflects growing efforts to decarbonise the construction industry, which accounts for 37% of global carbon emissions, with cement production alone responsible for 7%, according to a recent United Nations report.
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